Can a Tower Garden Be Used to Propagate Plants?

Using the Tower Garden

Students at Washington Elementary School in Warsaw, Indiana, are going to find out. Steve was at Washington on Monday to teach 6th grade students about growing plants in a Tower Garden. Thought of as hydroponics, a Tower Garden is actually an aeroponic growing system...

Can a Library Use Hydroponics?

Using the Tower Garden

Yes! Last week I started an 11 week, hydroponic class at the Warsaw Community Public Library. We set up a Tower Garden and 3 LetPot gardening systems. Participants planted several varieties of lettuces, herbs, and flowers to grow in the library. In about 6 weeks,...

How to Harvest Lettuce in a Tower Garden

Hydroponic Gardening, Using the Tower Garden

Harvesting Lettuce Growing in a Clip Harvesting lettuce with a grow clip is a lot easier than with the netpots. Find the grow clip underneath the lettuce. Wiggle it a tad and pull up. The roots will be quite long. Use scissors to cut off the roots. Be careful you...

Using the Tower Garden Grow Clips

Using the Tower Garden

The Tower Garden Grow Clips can be much easier to use than the Tower Garden Net Pots. (The Grow Clips don’t come with the Tower Gardens and need to be purchased separately.) The Grow Clips don’t get roots wrapped around them like the Net Pots making them...

How to Germinate Seeds in Rockwool for the Tower Garden

Using the Tower Garden

Text and photos for the seed starting procedure are below. Our seed starting procedure is part of our Tower Garden Training for Teachers video course. This can be used for both hydroponic and aeroponic gardening. Download the PDF version of Tower Garden Seed...

Can I Grow Tomatoes Indoors on the Tower Garden?

Using the Tower Garden

When I first started growing on a Tower Garden, I tried growing tomatoes inside that came with the Tower Garden. They were leggy (cue the “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes” music here) and attracted insects. I switched to lettuce and did much better, but never...